Milsurp After Hours

Wool requirement per soldier. Must have made a lot of sheep naked....but less greasy.

The Germans are getting licked. Allies have the upper hand.

US casualties at 12000.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-1/

And the full gloat continues. The fruit of victory is being lauded.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-1/

War has it's jargon. Eddie Rickenbacker, famous ace of WWII and later prominent bit part player in WWII, told a news man some of the fly boy jargon.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-5/

A casualty list for night and afternoon.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-1/

We were here and they were there map. Looks a little like a football game....offense on the left and defense on the right. The defense is losing ground.

One man is so patriotic people think he is crazy. If he was actually patriotic crazy.....why didn't he go join the Marines?

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-1/

A human interest story. A continuing feature of a newspaper spot lighting a father and son ....or grandson...who both served their country. Sweet. But.... think about this pairing for a minute. Think about what side old pap was on.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... ed-1/seq-4

One more time. That Yanks and Sammy thing. Even Southern states like Yanks better than Sammy.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-1/

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-2/

And a staff officer "galloped up".